Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845
by Robert V. Remini
Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire (3)
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Available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One covers the role Jackson played in America's territorial expansion, bringing to life a complex character who has often been seen simply as a rough-hewn country general. Volume Two traces Jackson's senatorial career, his presidential campaigns, and his first administration as President. The third volume covers Jackson's reelection to the presidency and the weighty show more issues with which he was faced: the nullification crisis, the tragic removal of the Indians beyond the Mississippi River, the mounting violence throughout the country over slavery, and the tortuous efforts to win the annexation of Texas. show lessTags
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1869 Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845, by Robert V. Remini (read 27 Sep 1984) (National Book Award nonfiction prize for 1984) This is the final volume of Remini's masterful biography of Jackson. It is a very pro-Jackson work, but this does not mean that the author approves of all that Jackson did. He deplores Jackson's poor appointments and his Indian removal attitude. But in general he is non-condemnatory. Jackson died June 8, 1845, having seen Polk's election and the annexation of Texas.
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Robert V. Remini, professor emeritus of history & the humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, won the National Book Award for his three-volume biography of Andrew Jackson. He is the author of numerous books on American history, including "The Battle of New Orleans" & biographies of Henry Clay & Daniel Webster. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title
- Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845
- Original publication date
- 1984
- People/Characters
- Andrew Jackson; John C. Calhoun; Henry Clay; John Marshall; Daniel Webster
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- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction
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- 973.5 — History & geography History of North America United States Jacksonian Era (1809-1837)
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- E382 .R42 — History of the United States United States Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 By period Early nineteenth century, 1801/1809-1845 Jackson's administrations, 1829-1837
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